Ask HN: Anyone Using a USB Drive as a PC Replacement?

2 points by prasanthabr 6 years ago | 1 comment

Since OS distros can be mounted on a USB Drive and booted, curious whether anyone uses a USB Drive as a laptop replacement. Are there any pitfalls? USBs seem a convenient way to turn most computers into a personalized PC

sjs382 6 years ago |

Something like 15 years ago, during college, I kept a series of windows "Portable Apps"[0] on a thumb drive, which allowed me to take my most frequently used applications and settings with me to any of the computer labs on campus, etc.

[0] https://portableapps.com/